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Isabela

Meaning

Means "God is my oath", the same root as Isabel.

Origin and History

  • · A spelling variant of Isabella/Isabel, from Hebrew Elisheva, "God is my oath".
  • · It is the standard form in Portuguese, also adopted in some Latin American countries alongside Isabella and Isabel.

Traits and personality

Under Pythagorean numerology, the initials I and R map to the number 9: a wise, humanitarian character, attuned to others and with a broad outlook on life. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.

Initial
I
Syllables
4

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